Sen. Cornyn: Government Shutdown Will Create ‘Collateral Damage’
With less than a week to go before a likely shutdown of the federal government, lawmakers on Capitol…
Author: Sabrina Halvorson
Ag Safety the Focus of National Farm Health and Safety Week
National Farm Health and Safety Week is Sept. 17-23, 2023—and this year’s theme is ‘No one can take your place’.…
Michigan Ag Group Pushes to Reevaluate Required Minimum Pay for Immigrant Ag Labor
There’s a call to reevaluate the required minimum pay for ag labor and the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Rule.…
NPPC President Scott Hays Not Willing to ‘Bet the Farm’ on California’s Prop 12
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year (National Pork Producers Council v. Ross) that allows…
Ag Group Pushes Presidential Candidates for Positions on Trade Issues
With the 2024 election season already underway, one ag group wants the U.S. presidential candidates to talk more about trade.…
Ag Trade Programs Seek More Funds as Farm Bill Deadline Looms
The current farm bill expires at the end of this month, and lawmakers don’t seem close to passing a new…
More US Senators Support ‘AM for Every Vehicle Act’
More than a quarter of the U.S. Senate has now signed on to a bill to protect AM radio. The…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Responds to EPA’s Amended WOTUS Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says in order to conform to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Sackett v. EPA…
Florida Republican Cammack Expects Tough Battle for Farm Bill
There’s just over a month until the current farm bill expires, and some lawmakers are gearing up for a tough…
FARM Act Would Guard US Ag Land from Foreign Control
About three percent of agricultural land in the United States is owned by foreign entities. But U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer,…
